The first thousand five hundred and sixteenth section reason
Zhi Du gave an order, and a staff officer immediately took the order. Not long after, a carrier pigeon flew from Shunde City to Taiyuan.
In the palace, Zhang Wen and Peng You introduced to everyone the current status of the various tribes in the southern part of the scene and the division and relationship of other forces.
After listening to it, Zhidu couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
At this time, Mu Nan, judging from the introductions of Zhang Wen and Peng You, was really a mixed bag, with ghosts and monsters dancing everywhere.
Except for the super tribes such as Chang Lin, Wei Wei, Lin Hu and so on.
There are also seven or eight other large tribes numbering around 3,000 to 10,000.
Some of these tribes were large and powerful tribes during the Xiongnu era, such as the Zhanghu tribe, which was prominent in Munan during the era of Laoshang Shanyu.
There are also some ethnic groups who were chased by the Huns in the past and had no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth.
For example, the Xiaoyuezhi and Dingling people have established tribes with thousands of people and occupy some relatively fertile pastures.
In short, the current Mu Nan is an era of chaos and chaos.
After listening to Zhang Wen and Peng You's introduction, Zhidu and the generals fell into deep thought.
The complexity of the situation in Munan is far beyond imagination!
Even the Zhongyong Army and Lou Fan Army who had been stationed in Shunde could not imagine that such a pattern would appear in the vast grassland outside their sight.
"Guan Gong... Lieutenant Li..." Zhidu turned his attention to General Loufan Guan He and Captain Li Zhe of the Zhongyong Army, and said to these two people: "Please two Ming Gongs, please work hard these days and work together with the staff.
Let’s discuss the military strategy and we will see at least three plans within ten days..."
Now, it is already September, and snow has begun to fall outside the Great Wall. Soon, the snow may reach several feet deep.
Under such circumstances, the Han army's operational capabilities will be greatly reduced.
Judging from past experience, the ice and snow in the area will begin to melt not until the first month of the year at the earliest. In some northern areas, the snow on the grasslands may not even melt until February.
Therefore, in fact, the Han army's liquidation operation against Munan will take two months at the earliest!
But preparations need to start immediately.
Food, equipment, army preparation, and march routes all need to be planned.
Fortunately, today's Han Dynasty basically does not need to worry about getting lost.
The compass invented by the Mohists has been equipped with field officers at the level of captain. With its help, the army will not lose its way.
This gave the Han army great flexibility in its operations.
"No!" Guan He and Li Zhe stood up to accept the order.
For today's senior generals of the Han Dynasty, there is no better stimulant than war.
Especially for Li Zhe, he urgently needed a brilliant victory to pave the way to the princes.
Zhidu nodded, then turned his head and looked at the merchants on the other side. He showed a smile and said to these merchants in an extremely kind manner: "Gentlemen, I invite you here today because of one thing."
, I want to ask the princes for help..."
When Zhidu said this, he was actually a little shy and embarrassed.
After all, he is a famous Legalist minister and a famous general in the world.
But now he has fallen to the point of talking to a group of lowly merchants and asking them to provide various supplies and even support some military expenses.
With his character and conduct, it would be impossible for him to say such words.
But there is no way. It is impossible for the court to allocate too much money to this war.
In fact, when he left Chang'an, the emperor gave him a total of 50 million yuan in war funds.
This little money is obviously far from enough to cover the expenses of the army.
Apart from other things, a cavalry force of 10,000 people may consume millions of dollars every day in combat.
This does not include the consumption of fodder and dry food.
what to do?
We can only discuss it with the big dog owners.
In fact, Zhidu even felt that the emperor deliberately forced him to find businessmen to apportion military expenses.
Borrow money from a businessman to fight a war?
This has a long tradition in the Han Dynasty.
During the Wu-Chu Rebellion, Zhou Yafu and Dou Ying even borrowed usury from businessmen!
Zhi are shy, but businessmen are not shy at all.
As soon as Zhidu finished speaking, Zhang Wen immediately shouted: "General, my master said that if the general asks for anything, my master will do anything he wants! At this moment, my master has more than 100,000 shi of food and grass in Shunde.
There are more than 3,000 pieces of cloth of various colors, the general can take them all... If it is not enough, I will buy it from Taiyuan..."
Peng You also shouted: "General, the same is true for the villain! I have 200,000 stones of grain and grass and 2,000 pieces of cloth outside Shunde City. The general can send people to take over now... In addition, in the villain
In the basement, there are still five hundred gold and ten million in money, which the general can use for military expenses..."
Once these two people took the lead, other merchants had no choice but to follow suit, even if they were reluctant.
What's more, everyone is very willing to make a "minor contribution" to the great cause of the empire.
However, for a moment, Zhidu did not even say anything about asking the big business owners to support national defense construction. The businessmen took the initiative to claim more than 1.3 million stones of grain and grass and tens of millions of dollars in funds.
Just this amount of money, silk, food and grass is enough to support a medium-intensity battle.
What's more, these guys are all looking at Zhidu eagerly, as if to say: General, such a small amount of things must not be enough, right? It doesn't matter, the little people still have a lot of good things in Taiyuan and Jinyang, the general just needs to say
In other words, the little people will carry things to the general even if they die...
Zhidu suddenly became a little messy in the wind.
What is rhythm?
I have never heard of merchants as a group since ancient times. How can they behave like this?
In other words, if the Jia people are so eager for justice and serve the country and the people, why have they been criticized as dogs by hundreds of schools of thought in the past?
Why was Han Feizi named him the first of the five beetles? The harm to the country and society was even greater than that of Confucian scholars, knight-errants and corrupt officials!
"To show your courtesy for nothing is to be either a traitor or a thief..." Zhi Du thought in his heart, so he bowed his hands and said: "You are well aware of the righteousness, and I would like to thank you on behalf of the world... However, how can you have such a generous donation?
any request?"
If you don’t have any requirements, that’s the end of the world!
Back then, the soldiers on the Great Wall border fortress were so hungry that their intestines turned blue, and no merchant came to help them.
As a result, as soon as Chao Cuo introduced the policy of losing millet and donating noble titles, granaries in frontier fortresses everywhere were immediately filled with grain.
From then on, the history of starving troops stationed at the Great Wall became a thing of the past.
Merchants will naturally not go around in circles with Zhi Du.
Zhang Wen bowed his head and said: "If you wish... I hope that the general can allow me and other vulgar villains to share the worries of your father... I and other merchant guards can also go into battle with the general... even if it is just to transport food and grass,
We are also satisfied with the matter of passing on information..."
The others nodded one after another, like chickens pecking at rice.
When Zhidu heard this, he understood what these guys were planning.
They are exchanging money and food for merit!
In particular, the Cheng, Zheng, Zhuo, and Shi clans are probably thirsty for Wu Xun to the point of being extremely hungry.
After all, the Cheng Zheng family and the Zhuo family now have everything they want, but they don't have the title of a marquis, not even a Guannei marquis.
The emperor firmly controlled the power of nobility.
But the merchants' desire for Gaojue was uncontrollable.
only……
There is a question that Zhi can't even figure out.
It is understandable that the Zhuo family, the Cheng Zheng family and even the Shi family are so actively trying to gain some military honors.
But what are the others fussing about?
It is unlikely that they will get a merchant from Guannei Hou in this life!
For them, martial arts are just embellishments at best!
But Zhidu knew that the reason why these merchants were so active was entirely because of fear and fear.
What they want is not a martial arts medal, but an amulet and a life-saving document.
It is true that the bloody storm caused by the reconstruction of Chang'an City last year frightened the powerful businessmen of the entire Han Dynasty.
So many illustrious tycoons collapsed suddenly, and so many famous wealthy businessmen were dragged to the vegetable market and cut off in two.
Everything they once owned was gone in an instant.
No one wants to taste this taste themselves.
what to do?
Of course, I can only tell the owner of Weiyang Palace desperately: I am a good citizen, I am a loyal minister, a very loyal minister!
But how does the owner of Weiyang Palace know that he is a good citizen and a loyal minister?
No one will believe you without evidence!
Therefore, this military honor and the official documents that once helped the Han army are very important.
With this thing, if something happens, the owner of Weiyang Palace will look at it and say: Hey, loyal minister, well, I am punished by three drinks, so I won’t do it next time.
At worst, you can rely on this impression to save your life!
Therefore, the enthusiasm of the merchants is completely conceivable.
After all, they are buying their own lives.
Your own life is always precious.
No matter how much they pay, they will still buy it.
What's more, these martial arts are not completely useless. At least, as long as the martial arts are accumulated to a certain level, even the sons of merchants will have the opportunity to go to the martial arts academy for further training.
Therefore, it is completely conceivable that the merchants went crazy for Wu Xun.
But Zhidu didn't know this, so he was a little hesitant. After all, there was no precedent for allowing merchants' personal guards to go into battle.
Besides, what these guys want to share is the military's contribution.
Even if it's just a trace, I'm afraid the military won't agree.
Those military judges who are as thick as elm heads will definitely not agree.
Seeing Zhi Du's troubled appearance, Zhang Wen immediately bowed to him considerately: "General, don't worry. We, the Jia people, are now in Shunde City. There are hundreds of carriages, all of which are made by the Shaofu."
A carriage can transport dozens of kilo of grain... The little people use these carriages to transport military supplies to the army..."
Well, during the process of transporting military supplies, if some barbarians insist on jumping out to make trouble for everyone and obstructing the transportation of military supplies, then it is normal to kill them. Naturally, the heads of these barbarians must also be counted as military merits.
Although, under the Han Dynasty's military law system, the specific credit for beheading was directly assigned to the individual beheader.
But as a general or organizer, you can get some merits such as commander-in-chief and strategizing. Although they are few, the victory can be accumulated.
As soon as Zhidu heard this, he knew that he had no excuses or reasons to oppose the 'legitimate demands' of these merchants. He could only nod his head and said: "In that case, I agree..."
Although I know that these scumbags will definitely play tricks.
But, as a general, what he needs is victory, not justice.
In order to win, a general can do whatever it takes.
